Episode Summary:

In this bittersweet installment, Will Curran and Brandt Krueger close the book on the Event Tech Podcast- at least as we’ve known it. After years of stretching topics to fit the confines of “event tech,” they’re rebranding and broadening the focus to Where’s the Future? (conveniently, WTF). With a wider lens on technology, gadgets, innovation, and how they all connect to real life, the duo reflect on their favorite episodes, industry shifts post-COVID, and the future of both the show and the community. It’s equal parts nostalgia, industry critique, and excitement for what’s ahead.

Discussions Include:
• Why the Event Tech Podcast is winding down and evolving into Where’s the Future? (WTF)
• The changing pace of innovation in the events industry post-COVID
• Memorable episodes, rants, and recurring themes from the show’s history
• How the new community and live podcast recordings will work

Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share):

• “We were promised jetpacks… where’s my flying car? Where’s the future?” - Will Curran
• “If you liked what we were doing before, I’d like to think you’re going to continue to like what we’re doing... it's just broader.” - Brandt Krueger
• “Sometimes I think our listeners already knew how things tied into events. They just wanted to know what’s GOOD and we’d figure out the rest.” - Will Curran
• “We moved the ball down the field ten years in one year… and then we went backwards.” - Brandt Krueger
• “Let’s be honest. Will and I are going to talk even if no one’s in the room.” - Brandt Krueger

Be sure to check out the WTF community! Conveniently located at http://wtf.community ;)

Episode Summary:

This time on the Event Tech Podcast, Brandt and Will welcome industry veteran Matthew Byrne to unpack the pains and progress of event content management. Byrne introduces ShowSync, a new solution designed to streamline the collection, synchronization, and distribution of event content- eliminating versioning headaches, USB thumbdrive chaos, and other PPT nightmares. The episode explores the real-world challenges that inspired ShowSync, how it works across multiple production environments, and the future possibilities for integrating with other industry tools.

Discussions Include:

• The origin story of ShowSync and the persistent problems it solves in event production
• How ShowSync manages real-time content syncing, version control, and secure uploads across multiple machines and locations
• Technical insights into hardware integration, cloud syncing, and InfoSec compliance for sensitive client data
• The roadmap for ShowSync, including potential integrations and expansion into new event and retail environments

Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share):

"Essentially what it does is it seamlessly syncs all of content across production for events- and then on the back end leverages out the content that's created at an event in a much more cost effective and efficient way." - Matthew Byrne

"If then on machine one, you delete slide one, every version number 29 in that package on every machine just starts to lose slide one. Like as fast as the 10 gigabit connection can make that happen." - Matthew Byrne

"We always say that a live event is a content machine. If we can cut down the expense and time to be able to leverage that value out, I think that that solves a lot of problems." - Matthew Byrne

"It's always nice when someone's able to go, 'how about we put it all together into one thing and make it go?' It's wonderful." - Brandt Krueger

Learn more about ShowSync at https://byrneproductionservices.com/showsync/

Episode Summary:

This episode of the Event Tech Podcast explores the real-world performance of OpenAI's Operator, the agentic AI tool that promises to automate browser tasks on your behalf. Will shares his hands-on experience running Operator through its paces—from sending personalized Twitch messages to attempting LinkedIn research and even trying to buy festival tickets. Brandt and Will dissect what works, what doesn't, and why Operator currently feels less like a job-stealing super-agent and more like a well-meaning, but exasperating, digital intern. The conversation also touches on the future of agentic AI, the importance of user data, and the quirks of modern AI assistants.

Discussions Include:

• What “agentic AI” actually means and how Operator fits the bill
• Real-world Operator use cases: Twitch messaging, LinkedIn research, and online purchases
• The current limitations, quirks, and slowdowns of agentic AI tools
• Broader implications for the future of work and the data arms race among tech giants

Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share):

"Once again, Will's taking the hit so that we don't have to, right? He's letting us know that it's not there yet." - Brandt Krueger

"I think we're potentially in this world where I do think agents are starting to do things that we never would have comprehended." - Will Curran

"It's like a really, really dumb intern. You show someone a task once and at least they get it, right? But this thing constantly forgets." - Will Curran

"The tasks that you’ve given it are very close to the examples we gave when we first started talking about operator and agentic AI. It doesn't sound like it can do that yet." - Brandt Krueger